Tucker Carlson
Tucker CarlsonStone criticizes the US justice system in the first television interview since Trump commuted his sentence, Dr. Johns Hopkins: issuing an “ultimatum” for schools to reopen is a “wrong approach” Chris Wallace pressures DeVos about threats to withhold funds from schools that will not reopen MORE told viewers Monday night that a former writer who posted racist and misogynistic comments online anonymously voiced views that were not connected to or endorsed by his show, adding that the Fox News presenter would be taking a vacation. previously planned for the rest of the week.
“What Blake wrote anonymously was wrong,” Carlson said, referring to Blake Neff. “We do not endorse those words. They have no connection to the show. It is wrong to attack people for qualities that they cannot control. In this country, we judge people by what they do, not by how they were born. ”
The host also said Neff is “appalled” and “embarrassed” by his online comments, adding that he “has paid a very high price” for posting them.
“But we must also point out to the ghouls who now beat their chests in triumph over the destruction of a young man, that self-righteousness also comes at a cost,” Carlson continued. “We are all human. When we pretend to be holy, we are lying. When we act blameless to hurt other people, we are committing the most serious sin of all. And we will be punished for it. There is no doubt.”
“When we present ourselves as blameless to hurt other people, we are committing the gravest sin of all,” he added.
CNN reported Friday that Neff had been using a pseudonym to post on AutoAdmit, an unmoderated online forum known for offensive and derogatory content.
On Saturday, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and President and CEO Jay Wallace said in a memo to staff that Neff’s conduct was “abhorrent” and that the network would not tolerate such actions.
“We want to make it clear that FOX News Media strongly condemns this horrible racist, misogynistic and homophobic behavior,” the note read. “Neff’s abhorrent conduct on this forum was never disclosed on the show or online until Friday, at which point we quickly accepted his resignation.
Make no mistake, actions like yours cannot and will not be tolerated at any time in any part of our workforce, “he adds.
Neff began working on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” in January 2017, having previously worked at The Daily Caller, which Carlson co-founded.
Carlson added Monday night that he would take the rest of the week off to fish for trout.
“Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade will be the guest host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight”.
Carlson’s show ended the second quarter of this year as the most-watched show in cable news history, with an average of more than 4.3 million viewers.
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